Definition of Tetanus. Meaning of Tetanus. Synonyms of Tetanus

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Definition of Tetanus

Tetanus
Tetanus Tet"a*nus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? stretched, ? to stretch.] 1. (Med.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called locked-jaw, or lickjaw, and it takes various names from the various incurvations of the body resulting from the spasm.

Meaning of Tetanus from wikipedia

- Tet**** (from Ancient Gr**** τέτανος 'tension, stretched, rigid'), also known as lockjaw, is a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani and characterized...
- Tet**** vaccine, also known as tet**** toxoid (TT), is a toxoid vaccine used to prevent tet****. During childhood, five doses are recommended, with a...
- Tet**** toxin (TeNT) is an extremely potent neurotoxin produced by the vegetative cell of Clostridium tetani in anaerobic conditions, causing tet****...
- diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tet**** (lockjaw). The vaccine components include diphtheria and tet**** toxoids, and either killed whole cells...
- Neonatal tet**** (trismus nascentium) is a form of generalised tet**** that occurs in newborns. Infants who have not acquired p****ive immunity from an...
- Anti-tet**** immunoglobulin, also known as tet**** immune globulin (TIG) and tet**** antitoxin, is a medication made up of antibodies against the tet**** toxin...
- Clostridium tetani is a common soil bacterium and the causative agent of tet****. Vegetative cells of Clostridium tetani are usually rod-shaped and up to...
- global certification; eliminating measles by 2008; and eliminating neonatal tet**** by 2008. Every Wednesday is designated as immunization day and is adopted...
- time. For example, tet**** shot boosters are often recommended every 10 years, by which point memory cells specific against tet**** lose their function...
- preserved. For example, the tet**** toxoid is derived from the tetanospasmin produced by Clostridium tetani. The latter causes tet**** and is vaccinated against...